Militant lactivism? [[electronic resource] ] : attachment parenting and intensive motherhood in the UK and France / / Charlotte Faircloth
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Faircloth Charlotte
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| Titolo: |
Militant lactivism? [[electronic resource] ] : attachment parenting and intensive motherhood in the UK and France / / Charlotte Faircloth
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| Pubblicazione: | New York, : Berghahn Books, 2013 |
| Descrizione fisica: | 1 online resource (278 p.) |
| Disciplina: | 649.330941 |
| Soggetto topico: | Breastfeeding - England |
| Breastfeeding - France | |
| Infants - Nutrition - England | |
| Infants - Nutrition - France | |
| Parenting - Social aspects | |
| Note generali: | Description based upon print version of record. |
| Nota di bibliografia: | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| Nota di contenuto: | pt. I. The context of contemporary mothering -- pt. II. La leche league -- pt. III. Accounting for full-term breastfeeding -- pt. IV. Contextualising intensive motherhood. |
| Sommario/riassunto: | Following networks of mothers in London and Paris, the author profiles the narratives of women who breastfeed their children to full term, typically a period of several years, as part of an 'attachment parenting' philosophy. These mothers talk about their decision to continue breastfeeding as 'the natural thing to do': 'evolutionarily appropriate', 'scientifically best' and 'what feels right in their hearts'. Through a theoretical focus on knowledge claims and accountability, the author frames these accounts within a wider context of 'intensive parenting', arguing that parenting practices - i |
| Titolo autorizzato: | Militant lactivism |
| ISBN: | 0-85745-759-4 |
| Formato: | Materiale a stampa  |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione: | Inglese |
| Record Nr.: | 9910779841503321 |
| Lo trovi qui: | Univ. Federico II |
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Serie:
Fertility, Reproduction and Sexuality